Leafs centre Tyler Bozak also came to her defense, telling The Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan: "It’s kind of sad that some people, I heard, I don’t know, sending tweets toward his wife or him or whatever and stuff like that. I think that is pretty low and pretty sad."

Hockey fans stand during the national anthems before the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs skate during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs skate during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs skate during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

In a photo provided by National Hockey League Images and taken with a fisheye lens, a record crowd watches the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs play in the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/NHLI, Noah Graham)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: General view from the roof of Michigan Stadium during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Noah Graham-Pool/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs play the first period during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A general view of the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A general view of the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs shake hands after the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Joakim Andersson #18 of the Detroit Red Wings takes a shot on goaltender Jonathan Bernier #45 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: A general view of the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Justin Abdelkader #8 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his third-period goal that tied the game at 2-2 during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings makes a save on James van Riemsdyk #21 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the shootout of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Jay McClement #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tries to control the puck against Gustav Nyquist #14 of the Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings heads up ice against Tyler Bozak #42 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Jake Gardiner #51 of the Toronto Maple Leafs defends Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings and Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs face off during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings takes the ice during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Toronto won the game 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Head coach Randy Carlyle of the Toronto Maple Leafs watches the action against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Workers clear snow during a break in the action of the first period of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 01: Joffrey Lupul #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs closes in on the puck in front of Kyle Quincey #27 of the Detroit Red Wings in the first period during the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 1: Fans get pumped up prior to the Detroit Red Wings playing the Toronto Maple Leafs before the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

A Detroit Red Wings fan, coated with snow, watches during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)